horrify

英['hɒrɪfaɪ] 美['hɔːrɪfaɪ]
  • v. 使恐惧;使惊骇;使反感
horrifyingly horrification horrified horrified horrifying horrifies
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星级词汇:
  • horal adj.每一小时的;时间上的
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. 使震惊,使感到恐怖 shock greatly;fill with horror

英英释义

Verb:
  1. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised;

    "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"
    "The news of the executions horrified us"

1. Such things did not appear to horrify her.
这样的事情她却不震惊.

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2. Such sentiments might horrify some corporate executives.
这种热情可能会让一些公司高管大为惊骇.

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3. The monster cities of the future horrify planners struggling to cope with today's metropolises.
未来的巨城使得正在努力应付目前大城市困难的设计人员感到恐惧.

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4. Shia state its border , adjacent to where its own restive Shias live, would horrify Saudi Arabia.
而一个纯什叶派国家的建立也会吓怕沙特——该国紧邻伊拉克的什叶派部落已经够难控制的了.

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    用作动词 (v.)
    1. We were horrified by what we saw.
      我们看到后很害怕。
    2. These are acts that will horrify civilizations.
      这些是令文明国家震惊的行为。
    3. Such sentiments might horrify some corporate executives.
      这种热情可能会让一些公司高管大为惊骇。
    4. They were horrified at his rudeness.
      他们对他的无礼很反感。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作及物动词 S+ ~+n./pron.
    1. I was horrified by the movie.
      这部电影令我毛骨悚然。
v. (动词)
horrify, appal, daunt, dismay
  • 这组词的共同意思是“引起惊恐、忧郁或使丧失勇气”。其区别在于:dismay指因前景令人沮丧或对某事束手无策,而失去继续干某事的力量; appal指足以把人吓瘫的恐惧,也指遇到无法改变的、使人惊愕的事或物所表现出的无能为力; daunt强调试图干大胆的事,但被威胁或压制,因而停止或退却; 而horrify指见到令人毛骨悚然的东西时的一种恐惧和发抖的反应,也可指失去尊严所引起的暂时的厌恶感。